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ELLA V. BAINES, TEE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



Flowering Begonias— Concluded 



PICTA ROSEA — A wonderfully free-growing Be- 

 gonia of sterling worth and great beauty. The 

 plant is very compact in growth, forming a dense, 

 well proportioned bush with rich green foliage, 

 spotted with silver. The flower is a rosy-flesh 

 color, shaded with a silvery-pink and enlivened 

 with dense clusters of yellow anthers. One of 

 the most wonderful flowering Begonias within 

 our knowledge. It blooms continually. 20 eents. 



RUBRA — Has strong slender branches, gracefully 

 drooping under heavy waxen leaves and pendent 

 panicles of coral colored flowers as large as a 

 hand. Medium sized plants are frequently seen 

 with more than twenty such panicles at a time. 

 Many think this is the very best of all Begonias. 

 25 oents. 



SANDERSONII — Bushy growing variety; glossy 

 deep green leaves; flowers in clusters of droop- 

 ing scarlet, heart-shaped buds. 



STAR BEGONIA (Ricinifolia Maculata) — This is 

 the famous Star Begonia; has large star-shaped 

 leaves and large panicles of delicate pink flowers 

 on stems a foot or more in length. 25 cents. 



THURSTONII — The under side of the leaves is a 

 rich purplish-red, the veinings very prominent, 

 while the face or upper side is a bronzy-green, 

 shaded with crimson and olive, "with a peculiar 

 glossy metallic luster over all. Flowers rosy- 

 white, in large clusters well above the foliage. 

 The plant has a fine habit. 



VEBIVOIV — A deep rose-flowering Begonia. Suitable 

 for pot culture or for bedding out. Always in 

 bloom. 



Begonia Bed. 



REX, OR PAINTED LEAF BEGONIAS 



Rex Begonias are grown exclusively for the great beauty of their foliage, which is large and beau- 

 tifully variegated a peculiar silvery-metallic gloss. They make excellent pot plants, and are also effective 

 for bedding in shady corners. We make a specialty of this marvelous family of plants. They require 

 light soil compound of rich loam, loose woods earth and sharp sand. They like a moist, warm atmos- 

 phere, and should be kept shaded during the summer. Do not allow the sun to strike the leaves when 

 wet, and do not overwater the plants. Except where noted, 20c each; three priced at 20c for 50c. 



ALPEBfCLUHEJf — Deeply indented leaves. Body of 

 leaf red, suffused green, darker at both the edge 

 and center. Very showy. 



COUNTESS LOUISE ERDODY — Distinct from all 

 other Begonias. The leaf has a metallic luster, 

 dark silvery-white in the center; shading to cop- 

 pery-pink toward the edges of petals. The pecu- 

 liarity which distinguishes it consists in the fact 

 that the two lobes at the base of the leaf do not 

 grow side by side, but one of them winds in a 

 spiral-like way until in a full grown leaf there 

 are four of these spiral growths lying on top of 

 the leaf almost two inches high. 25 cents. 



DUCHESS DE BRABANT — A dark bronze with 

 striking silvery-white markings and margins; 

 very effective. 



KING OF REX (Magnifica) — Center and edge of 

 leaf velvety emerald-green with a broad silver 

 zone. The "foliage is massive and very striking. 

 Everybody succeeds -with it. Nothing handsomer. 

 25 cents. 



LESOUDSII — This is the finest and largest of any 

 of the Rex family. It is impossible to describe in 

 words the beautiful markings of this magnificent 

 Begonia. Has a long pointed leaf, smooth sur- 

 face, a deep bronze center surrounded with broad, 

 delicate silver markings. 



LORD PALMERSTON — Center and outer edge a 

 deep olive-green divided by a band of bright pea- 

 green with a decided metallic luster. 



MRS. ED. BONNER — A very beautiful Rex, the habit 

 and growth is exceptionally free, making it an 

 easv one to grow. Large, handsome leaves, strik- 

 ingly marked with broad bands of alternate 

 green, bronze and silvery-white. 



RUTH FRIEDLEY — The greater part of the leaf of 

 this variety is a silvery-white spotted and 

 streaked with dark green on the margin of the 

 leaves, overlaid with a metallic luster through 

 which is distinctly seen the rich coral-red effect 

 when the light shines through the leaves. Elegant. 



THE BIARQUIS — Green shading to red at edge of 

 leaf and in the center, lightly spotted. Very del- 

 icate color. 



VESUVE — This is the most brilliant colored of all 

 the Rex Begonias; center of leaf a rich metallic- 

 bronze with a luster all its own. This center is 

 surrounded with a broad band of pink overlaid 

 with a silvery sheen. Shines like satin. 25 cents. 



VON GINSTENBERG — Light green, spotted, slightly 

 darker on edge and in center. Beautiful color; 

 one of the best. 



Special Offer No. 24 



The entire set of Eleven distinct Rex Begonias, 

 costing $2.35, for $2.00. 



Surprise Collection Only One Dollar, By Express at Purchaser's Expense 



"We usually have at the end of the selling season a number of choice plants that we have grown a 

 surplus of. To those who will send us a dollar, we will after June 1, 1917, send a fine lot of plants 

 that will be a surprise to you. If your order goes bv express, we can send many more plants than if 

 it goes by mail. So send us a dollar, and after June 1, we will send you the Surprise Collection of 

 plants. The selection to be strictly our own. We sold over one thousand of the Surprise Collections 

 last June, and everyone was pleased with them. 



LISTEN TO WHAT MRS. J. E. McCABE WRITES US. 



Miss Ella V. Baines. June 15. 1016. 



Received my "Surprise Collection" package all right. Everything in the very hest condition. Es- 

 prcssage only 26 cents. Am more than pleased tvlth my plants. 



